A PHOTO OF the Custom House in Dublin city centre has won in the Irish round of the Wiki Loves Monuments Awards.

Filip Scridon Filip Scridon

Certified as the world’s biggest photography competition by the Guinness Book of Records, the awards are run internationally by Wikimedia, the movement behind the free encyclopaedia Wikipedia.

In this country, the Wikimedia Ireland Community uses the competition to create a crowd-sourced bank of photos that will be free to use for educational purposes.

Here’s the top 10 images submitted to the competition as judged by an expert panel.

2nd. Rock of Dunamase, Co Laois Ron Giesbers Ron Giesbers

3rd. Hook Head Lighthouse, Co Wexford Kay Caplice Kay Caplice

4th. Dromiskin Church, Co Louth Darran Raff Darran Raff

5th. Bunratty Castle, Co Clare Aidanryan Aidanryan

6th. Poulnabrone Portal Tomb, Co Clare Ronagh Keane Ronagh Keane

7th. Kylemore Abbey, Co Galway Knocko Knocko

8th. Rockfleet Castle, Co Mayo Mikeom Mikeom

9th. Blennerville Windmill, Co Kerry Boodle2000 Boodle2000

10th. Skerries Windmill, Co Dublin Mark Broderick Mark Broderick

All of the top 10 will now be entered into the international competition, the winner of which will be announced in December.

Also featured this year was a special Wiki Loves Monuments 1916 competition.

Two photos, of Clarke Station in Co Louth and Pearse’s Cottage in Co Galway, shared the top prize.

Pearse's Cottage, Co Galway Ray4mondo Ray4mondo

Clarke Station, Co Louth Mariamarselina Mariamarselina

Others featured in the 1916 competition include two photos in Kilmainham Gaol, which shared 3rd place.

Kilmainham Gaol Kilmainham Gaol

Kilmainham Gaol Deborahmoynihan Deborahmoynihan

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